HEIGHT - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
Categories: Dimension
Synonyms
Tiptop, Tallness, Height, Elevation, Top
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "height" comes from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. It started in Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu. Then it appeared in Old English hēahþu. Later, people used it in Middle English heighte. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Saterland Frisian: Höchte
- West Frisian: hichte
- Dutch: hoogte
- Middle High German: hœhede
- Old Norse: hæð
- Swedish: höjd
- Norwegian: høyde
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰
🔗 Related Words
high – A related word in the same word family.
-th – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.